HAVE YOU SEEN A BABY BORN WITH TOOTH/TEETH

If yes,

what was your reacion?
what do you think of the baby?
How do you relate with the parents?
what advice /help did you render?
If no,then learn today that it is possible.

Baby born with tooth/teeth is a physiological occurrence.

It is possible for a child to be born with tooth/teeth.

The tooth/teeth can be found in any area of the gum but the lower gum is commonly affected.

Baby is only considererd an early erupter because the tooth/teeth are usually part of the deciduous

(milk teeth) series which have erupted prematurely while others are supernumerary teeth (extra teeth).

At times they may be calcified tissues in the mouth resembling tooth structure and not actuallly

a tooth.When these teeth are noticed at birth,they are called natal teeth and when found in the first

28-30days of life they are called neonatal teeth.

Many of the teeth may be loose in the mouth which eventually becomes firm with time while some are rigid at the onset.
Research have shown that they lack root development.

What to do:
Take your baby to the dentist/physician close to you not a nurse or other paramedics.

The dentist will remove them without difficulty after thorough evaluation
The dentist will also assess the baby for possible conditions that natal teeth are associated with and refer appropriately if present.
Please do not forcefully remove the tooth/teeth on your own in the house because certain requirements must be met before the doctor removes the teeth.
Please do not hide the baby because that could be dangerous.
The dentist removes them to prevent child from aspirating them during breast feeding , to prevent trauma to the nursing mother's breast as well as prevention of psychological and emotional trauma to both parents.
Rest assured that baby will grow normally if child does not have a syndromic state necessitating further treatment.

If you are a neigbour:

Inform the parents that there is no problem with the baby.

Baby is not abnormal and no superstitious belief is correct about this condition.
Reasure the parent and encourage them to feed baby normally.

Please do not advise them to consult herbalist for there is no reason for that.
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